Walter Lantz

Walter Lantz (April 27, 1900 – March 22, 1994) was an American cartoonist, best known for founding the Walter Lantz Studio.

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Walter Lantz was born April 27, 1900 in New Rochelle, New York into a family of Italian immigrants. He was interested in art at an early, completing a mail order drawing class at age twelve. Lantz got his first taste of animation when he watched Winsor McCay?s cartoon short, Gertie the Dinosaur. This, perhaps, inspired him to become a cartoonist himself later on.

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